Improved reservoir storage and spring runoff conditions support additional allocation increases From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation is increasing Central Valley Project 2026 water supply allocations for south-of-Delta contractors following continued modest improvements in reservoir storage and...
Incremental hydrologic improvements support modest allocation increases for Delta and south-of-Delta contractors As California moves through the 2026 water year...
Bureau of Reclamation’s excessive pumping violates Endangered Species Act Press release from the Center for Biological Diversity, SF Baykeeper, and Friends of the River Conservation groups sued the Trump administration today for pumping excessive amounts of water out of the...
South-of-Delta contractors allocated 15%; Settlement contractors, Friant Class 1 allocation at 100% From the Bureau of Reclamation: Today, the Bureau...
by Robin Meadows In 2021, California suffered a severe drought and the hottest summer then on record. Water was beyond scarce. It was brutal for the fish, farmers and others who depend on flows in the San Francisco Bay-Delta watershed,...
Four California Congressmen have sent Governor Gavin Newsom a letter expressing concerns over outdated water regulations that could result in the loss of 600,000 acre-feet of water. They argue that these regulations, combined with California’s variable hydrology, could have significant...
From the Department of Water Resources: As runoff from the last sizable storm was rolling down California rivers to San Francisco Bay in December, operators of the State Water Project used scientific information and modeling about the movement of fish...
